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#7D99AA Color

#7D99AA is rgb(125, 153, 170) in RGB, hsl(203, 21%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D99AA
HEX#7D99AA
RGBrgb(125, 153, 170)
HSLhsl(203, 21%, 58%)
HSVhsv(203, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.04 234.9)
LABlab(61.51% -7.15 -12.34)
LCHlch(61.51% 14.26 239.91)

What #7D99AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7D99AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 5.67Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 6.13Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 6.91Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 7.46Pewter#899499ΔE 9.15Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7D99AA Channel Values

How #7D99AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 125 · G 153 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 21% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D99AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D99AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D99AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D99AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D99AA
Complementary
#AA8F7D
Analogous
#7DAAA5
Analogous
#7D83AA
Triadic
#AA7D99
Triadic
#99AA7D
Split comp.
#AA7D83
Split comp.
#AAA57D

Tints & Shades of #7D99AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#90A8B6
#9FB4C1
#B2C2CD
#C4D1D9
#D7DFE5
#E6ECEF

Shades

#65869A
#577385
#475E6C
#364853
#26333B
#182025

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D99AA.

How #7D99AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7D99AA
Protanopia#9595AA
Protanomaly#8C96AA
Deuteranopia#9191AB
Deuteranomaly#8994AA
Tritanopia#7A9B9B
Tritanomaly#7B9AA1
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #7D99AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7d99aa: #7D99AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D99AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d99aa': '#7D99AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.600, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_7d99aa">#7D99AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D99AA"

More Blue Colors

#7D99AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7D99AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D99AA?

#7D99AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(125, 153, 170) in RGB and hsl(203, 21%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #7D99AA?

#7D99AA is rgb(125, 153, 170) — red 125, green 153, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D99AA?

#7D99AA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D99AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D99AA scores 3:1 against white and 7.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D99AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D99AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 6.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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